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Nova Scotia releases public education campaign on blue-green algae
A new public education campaign will help Nova Scotians become more aware of blue-green algae when enjoying the province’s outdoors with the arrival of...
SFU researchers mapping landslides that could wipe out Fraser River salmon
On Nov. 1, 2018, the Big Bar landslide in British Columbia blocked the Fraser River, prevented salmon from getting back to their spawning grounds...
York research team removes harmful waste from Canada’s groundwater
An internationally recognized leader in the development of novel green technologies, Professor Satinder Kaur Brar, Lassonde School of Engineering, is on a mission to add...
Efficient processes necessary to effectively remove emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment...
Quebec - Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through. However, scientists are developing new technologies...
National News
Top five Great Lakes stories of 2021
1. Canada and Ontario mark 50th anniversary of Great Lakes agreement
The Governments of Canada and Ontario announced that they have signed the new Canada-Ontario Agreement...
Top five cleantech stories of 2021
1. Canada announces investment to support technology development and commercialization
The Government of Canada announced an investment of $20 million to support the development and...
International News
New report: Is the solution to water crises hiding right under...
Groundwater accounts for 99% of all liquid freshwater on Earth. However, this natural resource is often poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even...
Collin Knauss joins Great Lakes Protection Fund
The Great Lakes Protection Fund has welcomed Collin Knauss as its project development manager. Knauss will lead the organization’s project development efforts, spotting new...